M.A. Pre-Historic Archaeology and Archaeology from the Middle Ages to Modern Times, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Germany) Master Thesis: Eemian assemblages of Central Germany - morphology and function of notched pieces and denticulates. With special regard to the sites of Rabutz and Taubach.

2006-2009

B.A. European Archaeology / Social Anthropology, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Germany) Bachelor Thesis: The Magdalenian horse engravings of Saaleck in their European context.

Professional Experience

2014

Employed as an archaeologist in the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt (Germany) for the Project: Performing clean up & remediation works after flood damages caused by the Saale flooding in 2013 at the central archaeological depot of the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle (Saale)

Internships

2012-2014

Internship in the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt (Germany)

2009-2012

Internship in the Paleolithic-Mesolithic collection of the State Museum of Prehistory Halle (Saale), Germany

Field Experiences

2009, 2010

Excavation at the Aurignacian open-air site of Breitenbach (Germany), Upper Paleolithic

2008

Field school at the Eemian lake site of Neumark-Nord (Germany), Middle Paleolithic

2007

Field school at Schloss Goseck (Germany), Middle Ages

Current Field Projects

2016-

Co-director together with Jean-Jacques Hublin, Shannon P. McPherron and Tim Schüler of the field project of Ranis (Germany) and site director of the excavation

2017-

Co-director and site director of the late Middle Paleolithic site Lichtenberg, Lower Saxony

Memberships

Archäologische Gesellschaft in Sachsen-Anhalt e.V.

Hugo Obermaier-Society for Quaternary Research and Archaeology of the Stone Age